Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-25
TO THE COUNCIL.
Will S,sifl Always OFFEND Fasti.
dtous Noses?


dtous Noses?
The HERALD, voicing the sentiment
and indignation of the people, has re-
peatedly called tho attention Of the
CITY Council and the Board of Health
to the rather unpleasant and some
what obnoxious practice of removing
swill from restaurants and hotels during
the hours when the glorious sun is
locking down upon the people who
throng our crowded streets. 1t had no
effect, and 1t is presumed that the
Councilmen were TOO busy passing street
railway franchises and looking after real
estate deals in which they are personally
interested, or having streets graded in
front of their residences or electric light
masts erected where the refulgent rays
will strike the front door of some
Councilman's house. to pay attention to
a thing which interests and offends two.
thirds Of the property owners of this
city. Some indignant citizens have gone
so far as to iulimate that members of
the Council and Board Of Health are pc
cuniarily interested in the removal Of
garbage; that they are silent partners
for it's removal, and that by having the
removal done early in the evening they
can get men to do the work for much
less price than wonld be charged If the
work were done after 10 o'clock at night.
TIE writer does not know that this is
true, but the writer does know
that there are many business men
10 this city. who, when going to their
evening meal, will walk several blocks
out of their way rather than get close to
one of the vile swill-carts which they see
looming up in front of some popular res.
laurent or hotel. Yesterday evening one
of these swill-oarts drew up at the side
entrance of the Nadeau House on
First street near Spring. A large
barrel with O cover on il stood on the
sidewalk half way between Breeds
bank and the Nadeau House entrance.
The performance commenced at exactly
G.25 o'clock, when thsdriyer OF the cart
lifted the cover Of the barrel and plunged
a shovel into the unsavory contents.
Both Spring and Main streets were
crowded with ladies and gentlemen, and
there was an immediate demard for
handkerchiefs. The driver began SHOW
cling the fearful mass from the barrel
into tba wagon and crowd poss sssed
of strong stomachs gathered on
the street corner and guyed
INN numerically. It was one of the
most peculiar scenes evtr presented on
the streets Of q city. EEy.iy time the
driver would pitch sh6veltul of Putrid
matter into the wagon scme fellow
would yell out, "Thersgoes -" men.
tioning the name Of prominent coun.
Gilman. Another one would cry, "The
First Ward is now submerged" "Good
bye to the Fifth" and thus it kept up
whilo DECENT people hurried by with
averted faces, and one lady was so far
overcome by the fearful stencil that she
vom,ted right on the street. There is
no excuse tor disgraceful affair snch
as the above. -Four times within the
rast four weeks the attention of the
Council has been called 10 tho matter
through the HSFALp. %stae from that
citizens interviewed tiveprom'nent men,
bers of the Council on the subject before
the last meeting of Council and no
attention was paid to them. Councilman
Teed might have done so but he was
unavoidably absent from the last meet.
ing of the City Conncil. Make the
move the swill and garbage
between the hours of nine o'clock ut
night and FIVE o'clock in the morning.